Highway 12 To Open At Milbank

MILBANK, S.D. – Officials with the South Dakota Department of Transportation are advising motorists that Highway 12 in Milbank will be completely open to traffic by Thursday, Nov. 28.

Work will continue off the roadway as needed this fall with miscellaneous contract items and the final lift of asphalt surfacing being completed next spring.

Highway 12 through Milbank has been reconstructed in phases from the Highway 15 junction to the west, about one and one-quarter miles. Construction included removal and replacement of asphalt surfacing, new curb and gutter, sidewalk, storm sewer in the urban section, and replacement of both of the structures on the west edge of Milbank.

The prime contractor on the $6.4 million project is BX Civil & Construction of Dell Rapids.